Word Up! You must login or signup first!

Better Late Shizo Kanakuri disappeared while running the marathon in the 1912 Summer Olympies in Stockholm. He was listed as a missing person iin Sweden for 5o years - until a journalist found him living quietly in southern Japan. Overcome with heat during the race, he had stopped at a garden party to drink orange juice, stayed for an hour, then took a train to a hotel and sailed home the next day, too ashamed to tell anyone he was leaving. There's a happy ending: In 1966 Kanakuri accepted an invitation to return to Stockholm and complete his run. His final time was 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 8 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds- surely a record that will last forever. samchekoV. heyfunniest WOW If you ever feel bad about running a 16 minute mile

+78

Image #688,476


Uploaded by The Grim Heaper Jan 30, 2014 at 12:08AM EST

Share Pin Download More

Origin Entry: Tumblr

File type: png

Resolution: (1264px x 923px)

File size: 600 KB


casawio Follow Fascinating! Who is this? thank you for that very specific answer. Do you have another name? Interesting Bird guy No started sending bird facts to my math teacher anonymously
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2SIEOYOuX4s?si=_g9kVQmsPiGWnSQw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
mysharona1987 Follow Sep 9, 2024 Connie @iamthedunce Replying to @Gavin_F_Brewis Vampires don't live in castles, Count Dracula lived in a castle because he was a count, not because he was a vampire. iamnmbr3 Follow 3d ago this feels like a sensitivity training for how to not commit micro aggressions against vampires in your workplace 47,810 notes
View All 12,629 Images

Load 1 Comment

Moar:


+ Add a Comment

Comments (1)


Display Comments

Add a Comment


+ Add an Image

Image Details

1,565 views (8 from today)

Uploaded Jan 30, 2014 at 12:08AM EST

Origin Entry

Tumblr

Tags

shizo kanakuri, marathon, summer olympics, olympic games, better late than never

Claim Authorship Edit History
Textile Embed